Quilter Artist Spotlight: Steve Kozak stevekozakmusic Steve Kozak has been a mainstay on the Canadian Blues scene since the mid-eighties performing his up-tempo brand of working man’s blues to enthusiastic audiences at Festivals, clubs and private shows throughout the Pacific Northwest. Steve has built a reputation as one of western Canada’s premier Blues acts having repeat performances at The Edmonton International Blues Festival, The Powell River Blues Festival, and The Pender Harbour Blues Festival. In January of 2013 Kozak gained national attention by winning the Maple Blues Award in Toronto for New Artist or Group of the Year in Canada for 2012. Throughout his career Steve has shared the stage, and played with many Blues greats including; Pee Wee Crayton, James Harman, Big Joe Duskin, Sonny Rhodes, Eddie ‘The Chief’ Clearwater, Duke Robillard, Rod Piazza, Rick Estrin, Mark Hummel, Lee Oskar, Nick Curran, Big Joe Louis, Mitch Woods, Tom Holland, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, David Vest, Miss Robin Banks, and Rockabilly legend Evan Johns. The 2012 Maple Blues Award winner released his fourth CD ‘LOOKIN’ AT LUCKY’, a compilation of original compositions and favorite Blues covers featuring special guest, legendary Blues man James Harman. It twice reached #1 spots on Blues and Roots radio station top 20 charts in Canada, and hit #10 in the top 50 Blues albums getting radio play in the US. It continues to be well received and is still charting in the Top 50 Canadian Roots Radio Airplay Charts since its release in August of 2012. Some highlights of 2013 include: co-headlining with his West-Coast All-Stars at The at The Calgary Midwinter Blues Festival, sold out performances at the renowned Dream Café in Penticton BC, and at The Pender Harbour Blues Festival in Garden Bay BC. A featured performance at Vancouver’s International Jazz Festival, Music in the Park in Kamloops BC, The Sky High Blues Festival in Rock Creek BC, The Summertime Blues Festival in Nanaimo BC and guest appearances at The El Mocambo and Monarchs Pub at The Eaton Chelsea Hotel in Toronto Canada during the 2013 Maple Blues Awards. Watch for Steve Kozak and his WestCoast All-Stars performing at this year’s Pender Harbour Blues Festival June 6-7-8, The Hwy. 101 Music Festival, July 19, The Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival Aug. 9th and The Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival Aug. 24.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:00:03 +0000
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